Moving further into Summer, the picks of the week keep coming to fill out the season with fun arts and activities. Arts: Queer Arts Festival (QAF) 2021 Dispersed – it’s not easy being green, continues until August 13, a hybrid digital and in-person suite of visual art, performance, music, literary and workshop events in a dispersed format across the…
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Picks of the Week – July 26, 2021
Wrapping up July with Pride Week in Vancouver and plenty of activities in the picks of the week. Pride: #ChooseYourPride this week as Vancouver Pride has adapted a hybrid pride season of virtual and in-person events including #VanPrideFest at Jonathan Rogers Park in Mount Pleasant, Pride Lounges around the city, and decentralized Pride Parade from July…
A Future for Memory opens at MOA
Today is one month from the 10th anniversary of Japan’s 3.11 triple disaster. A magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake hit the eastern region of Japan on the afternoon of March 11, 2011 with a resulting tsunami and nuclear following in the aftermath. Opening today, February 11, The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC host the powerful group…
MOA at UBC reveals Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC has reopened after its months-long COVID-19 closure with new safety protocols and timed-entry tickets. This week, MOA is preparing for their upcoming exhibition, Kent Monkman’s timely Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, on display from August 6, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Curated by Monkman — a Canadian artist of Cree…
Picks of the Week – July 22, 2020
Can you believe it’s the last weekend of July already?! Before the month comes to a close let’s see what picks this week has to offer. Auction: Tonight, register for Fighting COVID Together II and help 7 local charities raise much needed funds in a special online auction Mars: Tonight, Cosmic Nights returns to H.R….
Save On Your Summer Activities
Whether you’re visiting Vancouver or planning your summer staycation in the city, you’ll want to fill your days with some activities. Besides checking out local restaurants, getting some fresh air at parks and beaches you may also want to see some of Metro Vancouver’s cultural institutions or family adventure activities. Here’s a few activities that…
Picks of the Week – July 15, 2020
How is it half way through July already?! While it’s a different summer than we thought we’d get, there’s still plenty to entertain you with these picks of the week… Summer: The 10th anniversary digital season of Vancouver’s Indian Summer Festival comes to its closing weekend with a concert featuring gifted musicians specially curated by Jarrett Martineau,…